few_shots: Example:
Problem/activity:
Task
Cruz and Erica were both getting ready for soccer.
Cruz ran 1 lap around the school.
Erica ran 3 laps around the playground.
Erica said,
I ran more laps, so I ran farther.
Cruz said,
4 laps around the school is 1 mile, but it takes 12 laps around the playground to go 1 mile. My laps are much longer, so I ran farther.
Who is right? Draw a picture to help you explain your answer.


Standard options: 
A. Explain why a fraction a/b is equivalent to a fraction (n × a)/(n × b) by using visual fraction models, with attention to how the number and size of the parts differ even though the two fractions themselves are the same size. Use this principle to recognize and generate equivalent fractions.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.
B. Compare two fractions with different numerators and different denominators, e.g., by creating common denominators or numerators, or by comparing to a benchmark fraction such as 1/2. Recognize that comparisons are valid only when the two fractions refer to the same whole. Record the results of comparisons with symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions, e.g., by using a visual fraction model.
Grade 4 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 100.


Thought: This task asks students to compare two fractions that are equal. The two fractions have different numerators and denominators (e.g. 1/4 and 3/12). The students need to explain why the two fractions are equal by drawing a picture, which involves using visual fraction models.
Answer: A, B

Now, assign the following problem or activity to one or more relevant standards it aligns with.
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options: Define appropriate quantities for the purpose of descriptive modeling.

Choose a level of accuracy appropriate to limitations on measurement when reporting quantities.

Use units as a way to understand problems and to guide the solution of multi-step problems; choose and interpret units consistently in formulas; choose and interpret the scale and the origin in graphs and data displays.
problem_activity: Activity
In this activity, students are building skills that will help them in mathematical modeling (MP4). Students formulate a model by designing a ramp that they think will be accessible. Then they validate their results by comparing them to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines. Students then use measurement and computation to determine if their ramp is acceptable and redesign it if necessary.
Monitor for the methods students choose to validate their design:
Use the angle to check their ramps by measuring the angle with a protractor.
Use the slope information by measuring to make sure that for every inch of vertical length, there are 12 inches of horizontal length.
Construct one or more slope triangles along their ramp to demonstrate that it meets the guidelines.
Making dynamic geometry software available gives students an opportunity to choose appropriate tools strategically (MP5).
Launch
You may want to do an image search for “bad wheelchair ramp” to show some examples that are not safe to help students come up with good characteristics.
Arrange students in groups. After students make their design, distribute one copy of the ADA guidelines, cut from the blackline master, per group.
Engagement: Develop Effort and Persistence.
Encourage and support opportunities for peer interactions. Prior to the whole-class discussion, invite students to share their work with a partner. Display sentence frames to support student conversation such as: “First, I _____ because . . .”, “I noticed _____ so I . . .”, “Why did you . . .?”, “How did you get. . .?”
Supports accessibility for: Language; Social-emotional skills
Student Facing
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Some buildings offer ramps in addition to stairs so people in wheelchairs have access to the building. What characteristics make a ramp safe?
A school has 4 steps to the front door. Each step is 7 inches tall. Design a ramp for the school.
Your teacher will give you the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines. Does your design follow the rules of this law? If not, draw a new design that does.
Student Response
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Student Facing
Are you ready for more?
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A ramp with a length to height ratio of
\(12:1\)
forms a right triangle with a 4.8 degree angle.
What is the angle measurement if the base is only 6 units long and the height is 1 unit tall?
When the length is half as long does that make the angle half as big?
What is the angle measurement if the base is 6 units long and the height is increased to 2 units tall?
When the height is twice as tall does that make the angle twice as big?
Student Response
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Anticipated Misconceptions
Some students may be struggling to design a ramp. Ask them what shape is a good model for the side view of a ramp. (A right triangle.)
Activity Synthesis
The goal of this discussion is to see that having a 4.8 degree angle and a ratio of vertical to horizontal length of
\(1:12\)
are equivalent.
Display previously selected drawings of student ramp designs. Tell students, “Simplified diagrams of right triangles are a mathematical model of the cross section of a ramp.” This previews the work with cross sections that students will do in a subsequent unit but there’s no need to define cross section now.
Invite students who used the ratio of
\(1:12\)
to check their ramps to share their process. Make sure that all students understand how to use the ratio to generate the horizontal length of the ramp given the vertical length, as students will need to do this in the cool-down.
Next, invite students who used the angle of 4.8 degrees to share.
Ask students to confirm that ramps in which students checked for a ratio of
\(1:12\)
also have an angle of 4.8, and vice versa. Students should end convinced that having a 4.8 degree angle and a ratio of vertical to horizontal length of
\(1:12\)
are equivalent. In the lesson synthesis, they will connect this concept to triangle similarity.
Representing, Conversing: MLR7 Compare and Connect.
Use this routine to prepare students for the whole-class discussion. At the appropriate time, invite students to create a visual display that includes their ramp design and a justification for whether it meets ADA guidelines. Invite students to quietly circulate and read at least 2 other displays in the room. Next, ask students to find a new partner to discuss what is the same and what is different about the different methods groups chose to validate their designs. Listen for and amplify observations that include mathematical language and reasoning about angles and ratios of side lengths.
Design Principle(s): Cultivate conversation; Optimize output (for justification)


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